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Coming Sunday: The opening of employee-only restrooms

Now, under a new law in Delaware, retail businesses must open employee bathrooms to customers with written medical proof that they have Crohn's, colitis or other conditions that require immediate access to a bathroom.

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Sixteen-year-old Morgan Burnett was browsing the clothing racks at a Dover store when the Smyrna resident was hit with a sudden, urgent need to use the restroom. Morgan, who is living with Crohn's disease, a chronic gastrointestinal condition, was told the bathroom there was for employees only.

She did find a place to relieve herself, but later turned that embarrassment into empowerment by lobbying the state legislature. Now, under a new law in Delaware, retail businesses must open employee bathrooms to customers with written medical proof that they have Crohn's, colitis or other conditions that require immediate access to a bathroom. Refusing to provide bathroom access could result in a $100 fine.